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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MO021 : Luisia tristis (G.Forst.) Hook.f.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. :  
Class : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order : Asparagales
Family : Orchidaceae - Orchid family
Genus : Luisia
Species : Luisia tristis (G.Forst.) Hook.f.
Plant Location in Melghat : Moist deciduous forests and sacred groves  
Plant Category : Orchid  
Plant's Current Status :  
Plant Family : Orchidaceae  
 
Plant Common Name :
 
Synonym : Cymbidium triste (G.Forst.) Roxb., nom. illeg.
Epidendrum triste G.Forst.
Luisia atacta D.L.Jones
Luisia beccarii Rchb.f.
Luisia burmanica Lindl.
Luisia corrugata D.L.Jones
Luisia macrocarpa Schltr.
Luisia occidentalis Lindl.
Luisia platyglossa Rchb.f.
Luisia teretifolia Gaudich.
Luisia truncata Blatt. & McCann
Luisia valida Rchb.f.
Luisia zeylanica Lindl.
Trichorhiza teretifolia (Gaudich.) Lindl. ex Steud.
Description : Erect, tufted, epiphytic herbs; stem to 20 cm long. Leaves 4-10 cm long, terete, acute at apex, fleshy, sheathing at base. Inflorescence condensed racemes, extra-axillary. Flowers 2-4, 5-6 mm long, greenish-yellow with purple tinge; bracts 1.5-2 x 1-2 mm, oblong, obtuse. Sepals c. 5 x 1.5 mm, oblong, obtuse, apex incurved. Petals similar to sepals. Lip 4-6 mm long, oblong, concave towards the base, trilobed with dark maroon horizontal bands; mid-lobe rhomboid, larger than side lobes. Ovary c. 2 mm long. Fruits 1.5-3.5 cm long,
 
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Reference : ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book PMID :